Skype is still tits up this morning - it connects for a few seconds, then it's back to the grey icon and rolling arrows....
Quite surprising how many people now 'rely' on Skype; it's convenient to have as an alternative and for videochats, but I wouldn't rely on it exclusively at this stage.
Skype V5.0.0.152 has been less stable than the previous version; I tried to download a later version earlier this week and it kept giving 'skype exception error' messages....